I was able to drive mine during the five-week wait. My DU noise was fairly mild, though. Whether you can drive yours while until the parts arrive is your gamble. I doubt Toyota/Tesla care about any further damage that might me incurred to the existing DU, but it's possible the vehicle might decide to stop moving, and you'll have to decide if that's worth the impact to your lifestyle & scheduling.

I'm at 59,500 miles and the whine is present but still not too annoying. I hear it mostly above 40mph. I'm going to take it in to Tony A. at Palo Alto see if I can get it replaced while still under the 60K drive train warranty. Is there any particular advice anyone has for exactly how to frame the problem for the service advisor? I also have the 'clunk' on stopping that there is another thread about, so we'll see about that one too. Thanks.

I'm at 59,500 miles and the whine is present but still not too annoying. I hear it mostly above 40mph. I'm going to take it in to Tony A. at Palo Alto see if I can get it replaced while still under the 60K drive train warranty. Is there any particular advice anyone has for exactly how to frame the problem for the service advisor? I also have the 'clunk' on stopping that there is another thread about, so we'll see about that one too. Thanks.

The guys at Palo Alto know the drill. Just tell them you want to have the drive unit evaluated for noise and they'll know what to do. I got mine replaced there just before my 5 years ran out. I'm still under 60k.

I'm at 59,500 miles and the whine is present but still not too annoying. I hear it mostly above 40mph. I'm going to take it in to Tony A. at Palo Alto see if I can get it replaced while still under the 60K drive train warranty. Is there any particular advice anyone has for exactly how to frame the problem for the service advisor? I also have the 'clunk' on stopping that there is another thread about, so we'll see about that one too. Thanks.

The guys at Palo Alto know the drill. Just tell them you want to have the drive unit evaluated for noise and they'll know what to do. I got mine replaced there just before my 5 years ran out. I'm still under 60k.

Thanks for the info. Tony indeed knew the drill. Unfortunately my whine was deemed not loud enough, "the replacement motors are louder than yours". Also they couldn't get my 'clunk' either, so came out empty handed. Tony only charged me for one diagnostic fee instead of two (which he initially told me I'd have to pay), so at least there is that.